When I received them I noticed that one of the lace loops was half ripped off the shoe and even had a tag wrapped inside the loop that said 'defective'. I was about to return it but realized that if I take the cord and slip it through the other hole next to the loop that was originally there to hold the loop in place, it could work as a secondary loop . I've had them for a few months now and it hasn't caused me any major problems and no one has noticed unless I mention it. As a side note I didn't really like the shoe overall just because it lacks structure and runs a bit longer than usual for my size. Also, they didn't lose strength and I didn't have any more problems with them. Can't say I would recommend them but if you really like the way they look then they're not too bad.
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